Cultural Psychology CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Syllabus UBC's Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwme Okwey?? m (Musqueam) people. The land it is situated on has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam people, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next on this site. COURSE INFORMATION Course Title Cultural Psychology Course Code Number 307 98A Credit Value 3 PREREQUISITES Either (a) PSYC 100 or (b) two of PSYC 101, PSYC 102, PSYC 205, PSYC 207, PSYC 208, PSYC 216, PSYC 217. (Strongly recommended: PSYC 102 and PSYC 216 or 217.) CONTACTS Course Instructor Contact Details Dr. Jason Martens martensj@psych.ubc.ca Primary TA: Arezoo Shahnaz arezoo.shahnaz@psych.ubc.ca enda.tan@psych.ubc.ca Secondary TA: Enda Tan COURSE INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT Office Location N/A N/A Office Hours Email for online appointment Email for online appointment Hi everyone. Welcome to the course! Here is a little bit about me: I have a PhD in social/personality psychology from UBC, but I've done quite a bit of cultural research. Some of my cultural research includes assessing how farming practices influence cognition in Crete, Greece; whether our tendency to copy those who display nonverbal pride is a human universal (including testing a small-scale society in Fiji); and how culture influences science skepticism. OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF You have two TAs, Arezoo and Enda. They are your primary contacts for the course. You can still contact your instructor, but most questions should go to them. COURSE STRUCTURE University of British Columbia
Cultural Psychology Syllabus This course is entirely online. There are no face-to-face meetings. Independent learning is necessary to succeed, but topics will be supplemented with online resources. Be sure to check the guides on Canvas for instructions on how to succeed in the course. SCHEDULE OF TOPICS Besides the items in bold, the schedule is recommended to help you keep up with the course. You have a bit of freedom on when you complete certain tasks (e.g., when you read the chapters). The bold items are subject to change, but every effort will be made to stick to the schedule. However, unforeseen circumstances might warrant a change (e.g., serious IT issues at UBC, illness, pandemic, etc.), but any change will be communicated to you through Canvas or your university email. Week Weeks 1-3: May 11-29 Weeks 4-6: June 1-19 Week 7-9: June 22-July 10 Weeks 10-12: July 13-31 Module 1 - Where Does Culture Come From, Why Does it Matter, and How Can We Study it? 2 - How Does Culture Come to Shape People? 3 - Multicultural Societies and How Culture Influences What we Want and Feel 4 - How Culture Shapes How we Think, Value, and Have Topics/Notes Week's Topics: Introduction; Culture and human nature; Cultural evolution; Exam 1 on Module 1 (chapters 1-3 and associated resources, completed on Canvas between May 25th and 29th -view details on Cavas); May 18 is Victoria day (no class) Week's Topics: Methods; Development and socialization;